Salon: Pavement - Brighten the Corners - David Fenton\\'s review: "It\\'s not the first listen, and it\\'s pavement not the second, but somewhere around three or four you\\'ll pavement find this album making perfect sense." With audio clips.

Nude as the News: Brighten the Corners - Patrick Kastner\\'s review: "Brighten does combine many of the best elements of Pavement\\'s first three full-lengths, creating what might be considered the definitive Pavement album." Rated 7.5.